All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Saudi Central Bank grants Spotii and Madfu BNPL licences
SAMA grants BNPL licences to Riyadh start-up Madfu and Zip-owned Spotii
Forced verification and AI/deepfake cases multiply at alarming rates: Sumsub
Full-cycle verification platform, Sumsub, revisits North American fraud data statistics from 2022 after Q1 2023 reports come in
Worldline helps ECB to shape future digital euro by successfully delivering a front-end prototype
Worldline is one of five companies selected by the European Central Bank to participate in offline digital euro front-end prototype testing, as part of the ECB’s investigation exercise
Asia Pacific continues growth trajectory in real-time payments: ACI and GlobalData research
Governments and central banks in the APAC region are playing a crucial role in driving real-time payments adoption
Ebury announces strategic growth plans in Brazil
Follows acquisition of Bexs with Brazil expansion a key part of global growth strategy
Laos government to promote digital transformation with blockchain technology
Laos government says blockchain technology key if the country is to meet the goals set out in its ninth five-year plan for national economic and social development
AFS and Visa launch prepaid cards for businesses in Bahrain and Oman
Arab Financial Services (AFS) enables its merchant community with Visa prepaid credentials in Bahrain and Oman
Saudi Arabia card payments market to grow by 14.6% in 2023, forecasts GlobalData
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan is successfully driving cash displacement in the Kingdom
Card fraud in Europe declines significantly: ECB
European Central Bank Card Fraud report highlights card fraud in 2021 at its lowest level since the start of data collection
FinMont partners with dLocal
FinMont to incorporate dLocal’s service into its global eco-system